JANUARY 27 — It has been more than 7 days since the SNTS committee attended a meeting with Selangor Exco Zaidy Abdul Talib to address the residents’ concerns on the Sungai Besi Ulu Kelang Expressway (SUKE).

There has been no further correspondence with the Selangor government, official or otherwise, since then. No written explanation or justifications were provided on why the project has been approved.

There has also been no word of whether our request for a follow up meeting with the state government to discuss why the Ampang LRT line was cancelled in favour of SUKE will be entertained.

This silence on such a matter of great public interest and importance is very disappointing, especially when Pakatan Rakyat has promised to be the bastion of accountability and transparency.

At this point, we would also like to point out that PAS — the party that YB Zaidy is from — appears to practise double standards. PAS has deemed it fit to criticise the Penang Integrated Transportation Master Plan, a tolled-highway project by the DAP-led Penang government.

Harakah print edition dated 22nd January 2016 also criticised the Federal government’s shortcomings of dealing with Malaysia’s environmental issues, devoting one whole page on air pollution dangers and how air quality must be improved to ensure a healthy nation and society. Sound familiar?

So why is it that PAS can raise the spectre of air pollution against the Penang and Federal governments but we at SNTS cannot raise it against the Selangor government? Are there different standards applied to projects when PAS has no vested interest in them? Is PAS saying that Selangor residents have to sacrifice for the greater good of a PAS backed project but Penang residents should stand up and oppose DAP projects?

I would like to remind YB Zaidy that it is still not too late to respond to us, to work with us to resolve the many issues surrounding SUKE highway. In fact, we can offer our support to criticise the Federal and Penang government on the many environmental issues and unsound highway development projects.

Do what is right and we will stand with you.

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